If you could have any meal made by anyone or from anywhere what would you have? write about this meal as if you were a food critic trying it for the first time. write a paragraph with at least 5 sentences

I have decided to try a new dish I have heard of. Apparently it has roots from World War 2, where the creator had tried to find a way to use the rations given to create a version of food closer to his culture. As I see the dish, the steam and fragrance makes its self known. The light yellow color which was given by the sauce adds a nice tint to it as well. Lifting my fork to further inspect it, rivulets of the broth fall back into the bow as some soak into the contents of my forkful. I twirl the noodles around my fork, slick with the broth and flavoring, before tasting it. The flavor is astounding. The noodles seemingly the perfect texture. The slight heat accompanying the salty and savory aspects of the flavor. The flavors combine together into one fantastic taste. Indeed, it seems these chicken-flavored Maruchan instant ramen packs are quite the cuisine.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).